I'm seeing them being mistakenly used for each other more and more in news stories. It doesn't really get me mad, per se. It's just I'm coasting along assuming I'm reading a professionally written and edited article and then it's jarring when it happens. Confusion over there/their/they're also seems to be getting common. Too much faith in auto-correct, I guess.

On the other hand, I know as an old country boy I probably set people off with how I write, what I say, and how I say it. For example, I often use "There's" as a contraction for "There are". Also I insist on putting two spaces after a period because that's the way I was taught. (Also I was taught there are supposed to be two spaces between the city and the zip code in an address. This was way back when zip codes first came out.) Also I always contend that the English vowels are "a,e,i,o,u, and sometimes y or w" because that's what Mrs. MacFadden said and she wouldn't lie to me. ****************************************** The audacious proposal stirred his heart. And the stirring became a song, and it mingled with the songs of Gil-galad and Celebrian, and with those of Feanor and Fingon. The song-weaving created a larger song, and then another, until suddenly it was as if a long forgotten memory woke and for one breathtaking moment the Music of the Ainur revealed itself in all glory. He opened his lips to sing and share this song. Then he realized that the others would not understand. Not even Mithrandir given his current state of mind. So he smiled and simply said "A diversion.Ē